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[SHAHIDKAPOOR,: also known as Mega Star is a three-time Nandi Award winning and seven-time Filmfare Award winning actor in the Telugu cinema industry. He is also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan Award bestowed by the Government of India for his contribution to arts and for his social service. He announced his formal entry into politics on 26th August 2008 and founded a political party named Praja Rajyam.[2].
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1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Early career
2.2 Further progress
3 Personal life
4 Political Life
5 Awards and Honours
6 Filmography
7 References
8 External links
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Early lifeVara Prasad is the eldest son of Late Sri Venkat Rao and Srimathi Anjana Devi. He was born on 22 August 1955 in Narsapur,a town on the Banks of River Godavari in the West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh in India. He spent his childhood in his native village with his grand parents.He has two sisters and two brothers.His younger brother, Nagendra Babu is a film producer and a actor.His youngest brother, Pawan Kalyan is also a actor. Chiranjeevi did his schooling in Nidadavolu, Gurajala, Ponnuru, Mangalagiri and Mogalturu. He won many prizes for his acting skills in school, especially for the performance as Parandamayya Panthulu. After high school he studied in C.S.R.Sharma Junior College at Ongole. He then graduated from Y.N. College in Narasapur with a B.Com degree.[3] He is an NCC cadet.Chiranjeevi had participated in the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi as an NCC cadet in the early 70s. [4] After his graduation at Y.N. College in Narsapuram, Chiranjeevi moved to Chennai to seek a career in acting. This was in 1977.
CareerChiranjeevi was called by different names at different stages in his life. At high school level, he was called 'KSSV Prasad'. During his college days, he was called 'Prasad'. At home, he was called ‘Shankara Babu’.He is also a great devotee of Lord Hanuman. One night, he had a dream in which Lord Hanuman called him "Chiranjeevi". The next day he narrated the same incident to his mother and then she advised him to change his name to Chiranjeevi and hence he became Chiranjeevi.[5]
Early career
After completing his "Diploma in Acting" in Chennai, Chiranjeevi got an offer to act in ‘Punadi Rallu’in 1978.Producer-Director T.Kranti Kumar, who had seen his photograph gave him a role in the film, ‘Pranam Khareedu’ which was released before Punadi Rallu.Subsequently, director Bapu signed him for ‘Manavoori Pandavulu’, where he first gained some recognition. In the beginning of his career, Chiranjeevi donned villain roles in films like Kukka Kaatuki Cheppu Debba, Kotthapeta Rowdi etc. He became an instant hit for his dance movements and risky stunts. His success started after his acclaimed role in 'Initilo Ramayya Vidhilo Krishnayya' (1981). Between 1978 and 1983 October (till the release of Khaidi) he had acted in about 60 movies, mostly in secondary roles, some as a second hero, some as a villain and some as a character artist.[6]
Khaidi, directed by A.Kodandarami Reddy and produced by Thirupathi Reddy